Parents furious after school tells pupils to 'cut bows off their brand new shoes'

Ayla Soguksu

Angry parents have slammed a school for forcing their children to ruin brand new shoes – or face punishment.

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Furious mums and dads have slammed a Newcastle school after teachers instructed pupils to cut bows off their brand new shoes on the first day back at school.

Parents whose kids attend Walbottle Campus say the school has been too strict with its uniform policy – pupils have been threatened with 'isolation' as punishment if they don't come in with the correct kit on Monday.

Walbottle has since confirmed that 'names were taken' of pupils who did not abide by the dress code, and sent a warning text message to parents.

It reads:

'As stated in the uniform information sent over the summer, your child's shoes do not comply with the school's uniform policy. Any adornment such as bows or strings will need to be removed. No shoes can bare any branded logos. Please confirm by replying YES to this message that the student will be in correct footwear by Monday.'

Stacey Keltie, a mum-of-two, said her daughters were told off by teachers for wearing the wrong footwear. She said:

'Because they have the bow on, the school want me to buy them new shoes by Monday.'

Stacey has already paid out almost £200 on school kit for the new term, with £80 going towards shoes. She continued:

'There is nowhere to buy plain black shoes that don’t have anything on, and for them to expect me to pull out more money is ridiculous. Shoes do not affect my children’s ability to learn.'